Catholic United make the short journey this weekend with a trip to Forest Glade Stadium to face Hashtag United U23s on Saturday 12 September (2pm).

The Essex Bhoys are looking to get back to winning ways and will be desperate to respond to a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Old Chelmsfordians at The Len Forge Centre.

16th-placed Hashtag will also be looking to kick start their season following a 4-1 defeat to ACD United in their previous outing.

Match News and Form

Catholic United sit 13th in the league with five points and will be aiming to go one better than the tightly contested 1-1 draw shared with Old Chelmsfordians last time out.

The Essex Bhoys have had a sluggish start to the season, picking up one win, two draws, and two losses in their opening five matches, scoring six while also conceding nine.
Eamonn Kearney’s side will be motivated to win their first away match of the season, having drawn one and lost one on their travels away from home.

The Hosts

It’s been a tough start for Joe Connor’s side as the Young Tags head into this fixture against Catholic United on the back of four straight defeats and sit bottom in the Essex Premier Division.

Joe’s side will be treating this fixture as a vital game in hand to finally kickstart their campaign and escape the relegation zone. However, The Tags will need to tighten up defensively, having conceded nine goals already, if they are to keep a hungry Catholic United frontline at bay.

Head-to-Head

The two sides shared a win apiece in last season’s Premier Division meetings, with Catholic winning 4-1 at Len Forge before Hashtag United U23s edged a seven-goal thriller 4-3 at Forest Glade in April.

Players to Watch

For Catholic United, James Warder will be an attacking threat, having already found the net this season.
Coming into this match with confidence is Charlie McGinn, who scored his first Catholic United goal last weekend against Old Chelmsfordians.
For the Tags, Harley Troy will need to be monitored by Catholic, having already found the net this season.
Ayo Adu Olotin is another player capable of providing a goal threat, having also scored this campaign.